Humanity Against Itself
Subtitle: The Retreat from Reason
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: December 31, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781591025733
Subjects: Philosophy & theory of psychology; Emotions; Social Psychology; Sociology - General; Social Science; Psychology; Sociology
Description: "In a broad overview of humanity's predicament, Humanity Against Itself examines the parallel between anxiety as a personal experience and the discord that pervades civilization as a whole. Psychiatrist Benjamin Kovitz, MD, reminds us that civilization rests upon the precarious foundation of human nature, with its age-old tendencies toward self-deception, violence, and pursuit of power. He argues that resistance to facing our hidden motives is what lies at the core of political and religious strife as well as individual anxiety."--BOOK JACKET.